School-based intervention for improving the oral health of children in Southern Thailand

Community Dental Health

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 44-50

  Petersen, Poul Erik ^a   Hunsrisakhun, J ^b   Thearmontree, A ^b   Pithpornchaiyakul, S ^b   Hintao, J ^b   Jurgensen N ^a   Ellwood, R P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Technology Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Arginine; Dental caries; Disease prevention; Fluoride; Health education; Oral health; Thailand; Tooth brushing

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; FLUORIDES; PHOSPHATES; PRO-ARGIN; TOOTHPASTES;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DENTIN; DMF INDEX; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; METHODS; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; THAILAND; TOOTHBRUSHING;

ARGININE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARIOSTATIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL PLAQUE; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DENTIN; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION, DENTAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; ORAL HEALTH; ORAL HYGIENE; PHOSPHATES; SCHOOL DENTISTRY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; THAILAND; TOOTHBRUSHING; TOOTHPASTES;

EID: 84925219988     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: 25151746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/CDH_3474Petersen     Document Type: Article

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